Payment system reform

I got an encouraging letter from the Secretary of State responding to our and The King’s Fund’s analysis on how integrated care could be developed in England. Our publication and other bits are a synthesis of what we know, with some concrete suggestions on how to move ahead.

There is now a tailwind, and the Department of Health, NHS Commissioning Board and Monitor are currently mulling over how best to respond. More on this in the spring.

Meantime, for those weary of Kaiser and Torbay as examples, The Commonwealth Fund this...